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Markneukirchen

The town of Markneukirchen is located in the Elster Mountains between the Ore Mountains and the Fichtel Mountains. Markneukirchen and Klingenthal are the best-known places in the music corner of the Saxon Vogtland. The districts of Erlbach, Eubabrunn, Gopplasgrün and Wernitzgrün are state-approved health resorts. The climate in this area is correspondingly cool due to the altitude.

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Markneukirchen is one of the southernmost cities in the state of Saxony and is located in the heart of the upper Vogtland. The town of the Vogtland district is at 504 NHN. In 2020 the population was 7362 people.

The town of Markneukirchen includes the following districts:

  • Breitenfeld
  • Erlbach
  • Eubabrunn
  • Gopplas green
  • Landesgemeinde
  • land desert
  • Schönlind
  • Siebenbrunn
  • Wernitz green
  • Wohlhausen

    In the southeast, Markneukirchen borders on the Czech Republic.

    The city is shaped by the more than 300-year-old tradition and culture of building musical instruments.
    The musical instrument museum with over 6500 exhibits was founded in 1883 and is located in the Paulus-Schlösschen. It is one of the oldest musical instrument museums in the world.
    Since 2007, the Villa Brehmer, built in 1898, has housed another museum, the Framus Museum. And thanks to the annual International Instrumental Competitions held in Markneukirchen, young musicians from all over the world come to the Music Days in Markneukirchen.
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  • Historical postcards of Markneukirchen

    Since our family comes from the Vogtland and we are interested in local history, we started collecting historical postcards from the town of Markneukirchen and the surrounding area.
    We hope you enjoy looking at the postcards!

    Here you can see the postcards

    History of Markneukirchen

    Markneukirchen im Vogtland has been known for the manufacture of musical instruments for around 350 years. Almost all string, plucked, woodwind, brass, percussion and harmonica instruments used in European music, including bows, components and accessories, are manufactured in the city and the surrounding area.
    The origins of this craftsmanship go back to Bohemian violin makers who, as religious refugees, settled in the Vogtland Musikwinkel around 1650.
    The guild they founded in 1677 is the oldest still existing guild of musical instrument makers in Germany. In 1800 there were already around 80 violin making workshops and manufactories in the small town of Markneukirchen.

    Around the year 1900, around 50 percent of the world's instrument and component production came from Markneukirchen and the surrounding area.

    Visitors interested in music who come to the town of Markneukirchen should also visit the Musical Instrument Museum. There are more than 4,000 musical instruments, including 250 exhibits of musical cultures from all over the world. It is also one of the oldest musical instrument museums in the world.

    Vogtland musical instruments have been and are still being played in orchestras, ensembles and soloists around the world.
    By the way, the current spelling of the place name was changed from "Markt Neukirchen" to Markneukirchen in 1858 by a royal decree from Dresden.

    This is why the name “Neukirchen in Sachsen” can be found on old violin labels printed before 1858.

    Impressions of Markneukirchen yesterday



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